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User Reviews about Wave Race 64

One thing I liked about this game was the lack of foes, villains, and the like. There was no good or bad guy. Just water - lots of it. I plated this back when the n64 first came out, and was impressed with the graphics. I still am, after all this time. I couldn't even begin to count the hours I spent playing this game and the various levels and modes. There's several different modes you can play, including one where you rack up points with tricks. This game is a heck of a lot of fun whether you're alone, or playing with friends. The various different skies and surroundings made the water on each level look different, and that was pretty cool, it kept the levels interesting. Two thumbs up for a fantastic game! -- Good, clean fun

This product came in excellent time, at an excellent price, in excellent condition. Very satisfied. -- Great game, great quality.

With four characters to choose from, you can get your race on! I've felt very strongly for a couple of the Nintendo 64 racing games and they are as follows:

Snowboard Kids 2
Mario Kart 64
Wave Race 64

They're all really fun and even though you don't get items to use against your foes in this game, just plain racing can get quite competitive. Most of the people that I knew weren't into this game but it was OK because racing against the computers had never been more fun!

If you still have a Nintendo 64 or just got one, I highly recommend this game as well as the ones above. And if you have a Nintendo GameCube, I'd recommend Wave Race: Blue Storm. It's almost as fun as this game.

Ciao! -- Wave Race takes you to another, fun world.

Okay. So back in 1996, the Nintendo already had Super Mario 64. The addition of the critically acclaimed Wave Race 64 made the Nintendo 64 even more promising over the then-somewhat-struggling PlayStation. Although it may be largely forgotten now after the relative failure of Wave Race: Blue Storm, Wave Race 64 opened to critical raves and is still a cornerstone of Nintendo 64 nostalgia for gamers.

But you know what? I think Wave Race 64 isn't really that fun! Is it a good game? Sure, it's a wonderful game when you talk about the technology relative to the time period. I mean, the graphics are phenomenal for 1996. The water is very nice, and so are the effects. The music is great. It has that soft jazz feel that appeals to people that don't work in IGN. The sound effects are pretty good, such as the "blub" sound when you hit a buoy. Heh. Blub. Blub. Blub. The announcer is just as annoying as the guy in Pokemon Stadium, but having that many voice samples in a game is something not even Super Mario 64 achieved. The guy just needs to tone down his enthusiasm. It sounds terribly hokey. And yeah. The game's physics are good, what with the waves and the water and stuff.

But you know? Aesop was right. If you are unable to succeed in something, then you are more likely to pass it off as irrelevant, or not worth it. The same thing applies for video games, and it is something I had discussed in many earlier takes. Games in which an individual sucks at are more likely to be labeled "not fun" by that individual. Well, guess what? I SUCK at Wave Race 64. I have never been able to get used to the wave physics, and I never remember specific controls. I do well enough in Normal mode, but every other mode pwns me. I was never into jet-skiing games anyways, so I am more apt to become discouraged, and I say that the game is not fun. It's a vicious cycle, and apparently the game is the victim. Oh well. I have other things to complain about. I can't do stunts, so I don't like stunt mode. (Gee. What a surprise.) And this game would have been PERFECT if it had 4-player mode. -- Great game, it's just not for me.